The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei (Holly-Mei #1)
By: Christina Matula
3.93
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
This debut middle grade series follows a girl finding her place in a brand-new world of private sch…
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1. How to Find What You're Not Looking For
By: Veera Hiranandani
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
New historical fiction from a Newbery Honor-winning author about how middle schooler Ariel Goldberg… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
2. Swim Team
By: Johnnie Christmas
4.28
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
3. Top Story (Front Desk, #5)
By: Kelly Yang
4.41
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues! Mia Tang is at the top of her game! … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
4. Frizzy
By: Claribel A. Ortega
4.48
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy
5. New from Here
By: Kelly Yang
4.30
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An Asian American boy fights to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the initial … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
"We're all connected to each other. We all breathe the same air into our lungs. None of us are immune to each other's problems, that's why we have to care about each other."-Kelly Yang, New from Here
6. Key Player (Front Desk, #4)
By: Kelly Yang
4.42
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Mia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
7. Our Castle by the Sea
By: Lucy Strange
4.16
Format: 6 pages, Audio CD
In this haunting and compelling follow-up to the instant classic The Secret of Nightingale Wood. Lu… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- audiobook
8. Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)
By: Kelly Yang
4.38
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang is back with another heartwarming and inspiring story … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
9. The Night War
By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
10. Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)
By: Kelly Yang
4.42
Format: 271 pages, Hardcover
Mia Tang thinks she’s going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud owners… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
"The pain broke my heart into a thousand pieces."-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)
"the worry that if he didn’t take every single thing, a part of him would be lost forever."-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)
"But you can't give up on people. It's one of the three keys of friendship. You gotta listen, you gotta care, and most importantly, you gotta keep trying."-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)
11. Maizy Chen's Last Chance
By: Lisa Yee
4.29
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance
"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance
12. Anne: An Adaptation of Anne of Green Gables (Sort Of) (Sort Of Adaptations, #1)
By: Kathleen Gros
3.84
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Inspired by Anne of Green Gables, contemporary middle grade graphic novel Anne follows feisty red-h… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- contemporary
13. Barely Floating
By: Lilliam Rivera
3.94
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve-year-old channels her rage into synchronized sw… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
14. You Are Here: Connecting Flights
By: Ellen Oh
4.26
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights
15. Finding Junie Kim
By: Ellen Oh
4.25
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A story of family, hope, and survival, inspired by the author's mother’s real-life experiences duri… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
16. Thirst
By: Varsha Bajaj
4.14
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
17. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)
By: Kelly Yang
4.46
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more
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- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
18. Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2)
By: Kelly Yang
4.32
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which … read more
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- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
19. A Duet for Home
By: Karina Yan Glaser
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
20. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter
By: Debbi Michiko Florence
4.16
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
Seventh grade is supposed to be a game changer. And Keiko thinks she's got it covered, especially w… read more
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- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- audiobook
"My friendship with my best friends was like the best high-quality chocolate— sweet and smooth."-Debbi Michiko Florence, Keep It Together, Keiko Carter
21. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone
By: Tae Keller
4.17
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
A story about a girl who is alienated by her friends . . . for believing in aliens. Sometimes m… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"I had to make her understand that this mattered--what people thought had everything to do with who she was. Because how do we know who we are without knowing our place in the world?"-Tae Keller, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone
22. We Still Belong
By: Christine Day
4.16
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more
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- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
23. Anne of West Philly
By: Ivy Noelle Weir
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Anne of Green Gables, with a twist: in this follow-up to Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy and The Secret Ga… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
24. Ruby Lost and Found
By: Christina Li
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
It’s the summer after seventh grade, and Ruby Chu is feeling more lost than ever. Her best frien… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- family
- audiobook
25. It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li!
By: Nicole Chen
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
This middle grade contemporary follows a big-hearted Taiwanese American girl as she aims to gain he… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- family
- audiobook
26. Dear Friends
By: Lisa Greenwald
4.09
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From Lisa Greenwald, the beloved author of the TBH and Friendship List series, comes a novel about … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
27. Pippa Park Raises Her Game (1)
By: Erin Yun
4.23
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
“Pippa is a magnetic heroine, funny and good-hearted.”—Booklist Readers will cheer on Pippa Park i… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- contemporary
28. Troublemaker
By: John Cho
4.03
Format: 214 pages, Hardcover
An instant New York Times bestselller!An Indiebound bestseller!Troublemaker follows the events of t… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- asian literature
- audiobook
29. The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei (Holly-Mei #1)
By: Christina Matula
3.93
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
This debut middle grade series follows a girl finding her place in a brand-new world of private sch… read more
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- audiobook
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- family
- drama
30. This Is How I Roll
By: Debbi Michiko Florence
4.09
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Let the good times roll with this rom-com about sushi rolls, secret crushes, and chasing your dream… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
31. Not If You Break Up with Me First
By: G. F. Miller
3.88
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Two friends who have unhappily found themselves in an accidental relationship try to drive the othe… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- contemporary
